Still Alice
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Still Alice is a 2014 American tragedy film written and directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland and based on the 2007 novel by Lisa Genova. It stars Julianne Moore as Alice Howland, a linguistics professor diagnosed with familial Alzheimer's disease. Alec Baldwin plays her husband, John, and Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth, and Hunter Parrish play her children. Glatzer and Westmoreland were approached by Lex Lutzus and James Brown to adapt Genova's novel in 2011, when Glatzer had just been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Moore was their first choice for Howland, and researched Alzheimer's disease for months to prepare. The film was shot in New York in March 2014, with a budget of $4 million. Still Alice had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2014. It was one of several films stolen in the Sony Pictures hack and leaked online on November 27, 2014. The film was released theatrically on January 16, 2015, and grossed $43.9 million at the international box office. It received positive reviews, with praise for Moore's performance, which won awards including the Academy Award for Best Actress. She dedicated her Academy Award win to Glatzer, who died from ALS in March 2015. The film was included among the year's top ten independent films by the National Board of Review.
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| List of accolades | |||
| Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| Academy Awards | Best Actress | Julianne Moore | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Actress | Won | |
| AACTA International Awards | Best Lead Actress | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Actress | Won | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Actress | Runner-up | |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| Dorian Awards | Best Actress | Won | |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | Best Actress | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Actress | Runner-up | |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Won | |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | Best Actress | Won | |
| Hollywood Film Awards | Hollywood Actress Award | Won | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | Best Actress | Won | |
| Humanitas Prize | Feature Film | Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | Best Female Lead | Julianne Moore | Won |
| Irish Film & Television Awards | International Actress | Won | |
| London Film Critics Circle Awards | Actress of the Year | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | Runner-up | |
| MPSE Golden Reel Awards | Feature English Language – Dialogue/ADR | Javier Bennassar | Nominated |
| National Board of Review | Best Actress | Julianne Moore | Won |
| Top 10 Independent Films | Still Alice | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics | Best Actress | Julianne Moore | Runner-up |
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | Desert Palm Achievement Award | Won | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Actress | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | Best Actress – Motion Picture | Won | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Won | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress: Drama | Kristen Stewart | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Actress | Julianne Moore | Runner-up |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Actress | Won | |
| Women Film Critics Circle | Best Actress | Won | |
| Courage in Acting | Won | ||
| Best Movie About Women | Still Alice | Won | |
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